160 OWLET-MOTHS. 
with darker markings; the hind-wings are almost white 
and semi-transparent, and possess a pearly lustre. Both 
caterpillar and moth are shown in Fig. 157. 
THE VARIEGATED CUT-WORM. 
(Peridroma saucia Hub.). 
We quite often find a large number of eggs, of a pinkish 
color, round and flattened, deposited side by side on the 
twigs and leaves of the apple and cherry. These eggs hatch 
into small dull-yellowish worms with darker spots. The 
mature caterpillar is of a dull flesh-color, mottled with 
brown and black, and with elongated velvety-black mark- 
ings on each side. This is one of the most voracious of all 
cut-worms, and may be found at almost any time during 
the season hidden in the ground near some plant. After 
reaching a length of about two inches it enters the ground 
to form there an oval and smooth cavity in which it 
changes to a deep mahogany-brown pupa. 
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Fig. 158.—Peridroma saucia Hub. After Riley. 
The moth, which expands about an inch and three quar- 
ters across, has grayish-brown fore-wings, marked with 
brownish-black; the hind-wings are pearly white, shaded 
towards the margin with pale-brown. The caterpillar, eggs 
and moth are illustrated in Fig. 158. 
